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Critical
CVE-2008-4480
Heap-based buffer overflow in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.x before...
Vulnerability Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in dhost.exe in Novell eDirectory 8.x before 8.8.3, and 8.7.3 before 8.7.3.10 ftf1, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted Netware Core Protocol opcode 0x24 message that triggers a calculation error that under-allocates a heap buffer.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3426981
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2738
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037181.html
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4404
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32111
- http://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-08-066/
- http://www.novell.com/support/viewContent.do?externalId=3477912
- http://support.novell.com/docs/Readmes/InfoDocument/patchbuilder/readme_5037180.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/497169/100/0/threaded
- http://www.novell.com/support/php/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=7001183&sliceId=1&docTypeID=DT_TID_1_1&dialogID=78066829&stateId=0%200%2078062953
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020990
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
edirectory
Vulnerable Versions:
8.7.3, 8.8
Timeline
Official Publish:
October 14th, 2008
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.